Tobacco pipe



DCC. 25,. 1945. R COMP-'fols 2,391,548

' TOBACCO PIPE Filed July 2l, 1944 NVENTOR. Gedeon R Compros A Tro/ewEY.

Patented Dec. 25, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOBACCO PIPE GedeonR. Comptois, New York, N. Y.

Application July 21, 1944, Serial No. 545,951

3 Claims. (Cl. 131-211) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a tobacco pipe.

More specifically, the present invention proposes the construction of atobacco pipe having a bowl, a stem member, and a barrel connecting thebowl and stem member.

A further object is to provide a .pipe as aforesaid having a thimbleconnecting the barrel with the bowl.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pipe as aforesaidin which the thimble is flavored.

Another object is to provide .a stem member having a stem provided witha slotted end in which is adjustably disposed a fitting for regulatingthe draw of the pipe.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth,

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure-dFig. l is a section on the line I-I of Fig, 2, showing the pipe of thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the pipe bowl and barrel, parts being.shown in section.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a thimble forming a part .of the pipeof the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the thimble shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the stem of thepipe.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a fitting for the stem shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the pipe.

The tobacco pipe, according to this invention,

comprises a bowl I0, square in cross section, The bowl has a chamber I Ifor tobacco, a longitudinal bore I2 below the chamber, a vertical boreI3 connecting the chamber and bore I2, an oblique split I4 in its lowerface opening into the bore I2 and a bore I5 at right angles to and belowbore I2 and extending across the split I4. Split I4 is made oblique sothat, when the bowl is made of wood, the split will be inclined to thegrain of the wood to prevent splitting. Bore I5 is closed at one end andis threaded at this end on one side of the split I4. The outer end ofbore I5 is countersunk. A screw I6 is threaded in bore I5 and whentightened up, closes or substantially closes the split for a purposepresently to appear.

The head of the screw is housed in the countersunk outer end of bore I5.

A tubular barrel Il is disposed in bore I2 and extends outwardly beyondeither end thereof. Barrel I'I has an orifice I8 in line with bore I3and a tubular thimble I9, best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is disposed inbore I3 and orifice I 8, Vse curing the barrel in the pipe bowl againstlongitudinal movement relative thereto. After barrel I'I is placed inbore I2, screw I6 is tightened up so that the sides of bore I2 rmlyclasp the barrel. Thimble I9 may be flavored to fiavor the smoke, suchas with rum, rum and honey, rum and maple, maple, honey or any othersuitable well known fiavoring for tobacco. The thimble I9 is avored bysoaking it in a substance which will give it the desired flavor.

.One extending end of barrel I1 is closed by a removable cap 2l). A stemmember is mounted on the other end of the barrel. The stem memberincludes a tube 2| slidably disposed over the adjacent end of thebarrel. A stem 22 is secured to the other end of the tube 2|, the stemhaving a reduced end portion 23 disposed in the tube 2|. 'I'he endportion 23 has opposed slots 24 which have as a function to insure atight fit for the stem in the tube 2I. The stem has the usual mouthpiece25 and inner passage 26.

A fitting 2l is disposed in the end of barrel I1 dis'posed in tube 2|.This fitting has a central bore 28 opening to the interior of the barreland a bore 29 at right angles thereto connecting the bore 28 with theinside of the tube 2 I A plug or fitting 30 is disposed in the endportion 23 of the stem. This fitting is solid and has an extensionforming a handle 3| projecting into the tube 2| providing means formoving the fitting in the end portion for adjustment. Fitting 30 has acylindrical outer wall. It is adjustably disposed in the slotted endportion 23 so that a space 32, opening through both slots, is leftbetween its end remote from the barrel Il and the adjacent end wall 33of the passage 26. 'I'his space, adjustable in size, forms an importantfeature of the present invention, as will presently appear.

'I he pipeas aforedescribed may be made of any suitable material such asis usually employed in the construction of pipes. For instance, the bowlmay be made of brar or other wood, or of plastic, and the other partsmay be made of plastic or hard rubber.

The operation of the pipe is as follows:

The user of the pipe puts tobacco in the chamber II and lights it with amatch. He then draws the smoke through the stem into his mouth. Thesmoke will be flavored by the thimble I9 according to the flavor of thethimble. The thimble may be replaced when it has lost its iiavor.

If the smoker iinds that he is getting too much smoke, that is to say,that the pipe is drawing too freely, he can reduce the draw by movingthe tting 30 further into the stem 22 to reduce the size of the space32. Conversely, if he is not getting enough smoke, he can increase thesize of the space 32 by pulling the fitting 30 outwardly of the stem acertain amount. The slotted end portion is squeezed when pushed in thetube to rmly engage the tube and to rmly engage the fitting, thusinsuring proper positioning of these parts.

The smoke from the tobacco passes through the thimble into the barreland therefrom through the fitting 21 into the tube 2| and therefromaround the tting 30 and through the space 32 into the passage 26. Anytar or other liquids from the tobacco smoke collects in barrel I1 and isprevented from entering the tube 2| in any substantial amounts bythetting 21. However, such liquids as do enter the tube 2| are preventedfrom entering the stem 22 by the tting 30. The fitting 30 also preventssaliva from the smokers mouth from entering the tube. Thus the pipeinsures a dry smoke with an adjustable draw.

It is a feature of the pipe that it is more easily cleaned thanconventional pipes. Tube 2| and cap 20 can be pulled olf of barrel andtting 2l removed from barrel I1, thereby exposing the interior of thebarrel for cleaning. Similarly the tube 2| can be pulled from the stem22 for cleaning. Both the barrel and the tube 2| have uninterruptedinterior cylindrical surfaces rendering themselves to easy cleaning.'I'he tting 30 can be pulled from the stem for cleaning both of thesemembers.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A pipe for smoking tobacco comprising a bowl having a chamber fortobacco, a longitudinal bore below said chamber opening through oppositesides of said bowl, a vertical bore connecting said chamber andlongitudinal bore, a split lengthwise of said longitudinal bore andextending through the bottom of said bowl, a screw hole extendingthrough and across said split, a screw in said hole, a barrel in saidlongitudinal bore extending beyond said bowl at opposite sides thereof,said screw when tightened forcing the side walls of said longitudinalbore to grip said barrel, a removable cap covering one extending end ofsaid barrel, a tube disposed over the other end of said barrel, a stemsecured in the other end of said tube, and a fitting in said verticalbore securing said barrel to said bowl,

2. A pipe for smoking tobacco comprising a bowl having a chamber fortobacco, a longitudinal bore below said chamber opening through oppositesides of said bowl, a vertical bore connecting said chamber andlongitudinal bore, a split lengthwise of said longitudinal bore andextending through the bottom of said bowl, a screw hole extendingthrough and across said split, a screw in said hole, a barrel in saidlongitudinal bore extending beyond said bowl at opposite sides thereof,said screw when tightened forcing the side walls of said longitudinalbore to grip said barrel, a removable cap covering one extending end ofsaid barrel, a tube disposed over the other end of said barrel, a stemsecured in the other end of said tube, and a fitting in said verticalbore securing said barrel to said bowl, and a tting disposed in the endof said barrel adjacent said tube, said fitting having a transverse boreand a longitudinal bore connecting said transverse bore with theinterior of said barrel.

3. A pipe for smoking tobacco comprising a bowl having a chamber fortobacco, a longitudinal bore below said chamber opening through oppositesides of said bowl, a vertical bore connecting said chamber andlongitudinal bore, an oblique split lengthwise of said longitudinal boreand extending through the bottom of said bowl, a screw hole extendingthrough and across said split, a screw in said hole, a barrel in saidlongitudinal bore extending beyond said bowl at opposite sides thereof,said screw when tighned forcing the side walls of said longitudinal boreto grip said barrel, a removable cap covering one extending'end of saidbarrel, a tube disposed over the other end of said barrel, a stemsecured in the other end of said tube, and a fitting in said verticalbore securing said barrel to said bowl.

' GEDEON R. COMPTOIS.

